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Safety at Sports and Recreational Events Act, 2010 (Act No. 2 of 2010)

Chapter 2 : Ensuring Responsibility for Safety and Security at Events

8. Existing stadium or venue safety certificate

 

(1)

(a) A stadium or venue owner, as the case may be, must annually and at least 30 days before the expiry of an existing safety certificate in respect of a stadium or venue apply in the prescribed manner to a local authority for a safety certificate in respect of that stadium or venue.
(b) The application for safety certification of an existing stadium or venue must be made within 90 days after the commencement of this Act.

 

(2) The Minister, in consultation with the Minister of Science and Technology, may prescribe criteria and other requirements to ensure safety of the infrastructure and accommodation at a stadium or venue which must include provision of adequate safe access and sufficient facilities for persons with disabilities.

 

(3) If at the commencement of this Act the criteria and requirements prescribed under subsection (2) are not in place at an existing stadium or venue, they must be complied with within—
(a) two years, if high-risk events are hosted at that stadium or venue;
(b) three years, if medium-risk events are hosted at that stadium or venue; or
(c) five years if, low-risk events are hosted at that stadium or venue, after the commencement of this Act.

 

(4)

(a) The certificate contemplated in subsection (1) must be accompanied by a grading certificate issued by a local authority.
(b) The grading certificate must state the determined safe spectator capacity of the stadium or venue and the level of risk of the event that may be hosted at a stadium or venue.
(c) A local authority may issue a high-risk event grading certificate only after consultation with the relevant authorised member.